Research on Social Work Practice: A Bibliometric Evaluation of the First Decade

Holden, Gary; Rosenberg, Gary; Barker, Kathleen; Lioi, Justin

Research on Social Work Practice, v20 n1 p11-20 2010

Objective: This article describes a bibliometric analysis of articles appearing in the journal "Research on Social Work Practice" (RSWP). Method: Descriptive and predictive analyses for the sample of 322 articles are presented. Results: The typical RSWP article was 15 pages long, had two authors and 28 references, and was cited for the first time 2 years after publication. The typical article was cited in two different years and for a total of three times during the publication year and six subsequent years. The overall sample of articles received a total of 1,139 citations during the year of publication and subsequent 6 years. Additional subsample analyses are presented. Conclusion: Articles published during RSWP's first decade had an impact. (Contains 2 tables.)